Government Resources
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Description:
This is an excellent web resource for teaching the business cycle in Government and History. The cycle has become even more important for students to know as the recession is something that we talk about often in class and when listening to the news. It is short and provides clear definitions of the concepts and people involved.
Description:
PBS is a wonderful resource for teaching social studies. This particular link provides excellent sources for economics with the option of choosing interactive lessons, online lessons, or offline lessons. The lessons have clear instructions and provide you with the national standards.
Description:
This is an excellent lesson idea for teaching students the difference between the various economic systems throughout the world. It could be used early the freshman year to introduce students to the different systems. It could also be used in the Government unit on economic systems as review. It also has a wonderful comparative chart that can be downloaded for use. We could use this chart to compare other countries to bring the lesson to higher levels on Bloom’s.
Description:
This is webpage is useful when teaching about the interconnectivity of the economies among the countries of the world. The lesson focuses on the World Trade Organization and advantages and disadvantages of a global market. The lesson would be useful in Government and World History where globalization is often discussed. The webpage offers a long unit plan as well as ideas for a compressed unit that will be a useful guide for planning.
Description:
This is a great and simple lesson on banking tips for personal financing. It is short and involves no materials. Students listen to a story about banking and answer questions. It will lead to a great discussion and have a long lasting impact on students. It could be used in History or Government. You could then develop several higher level thinking activities as an extension to this lesson.
Description:
A wonderful lesson idea on international trade that is great for World History, United States History, or Government. It focuses on reasons why various countries trade and key members of the trade community, as well on key concepts of international trade (comparative advantage and economic interdependence). I like that it includes activities on NATO and other major trade organizations. It includes several activities, but you would not have to do all of the activities to teach the lesson.
Description:
This is a webpage with an easy WebQuest for students over international trade. I really like that it is over bananas, especially given the historical significance of bananas to Norridgewock. It has several hyperlinks to more information about international trade which a very useful. This would be a great idea for United States History or Government.
Description:
This is a webpage with an easy WebQuest for students over international trade. I really like that it is over bananas, especially given the historical significance of bananas to Norridgewock. It has several hyperlinks to more information about international trade which a very useful. This would be a great idea for United States History or Government.
Use the links on the right hand side to navigate through the wiki. For the complete explanation of the standard, please click on the appropriate standard link on the right hand side.
Resource:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/businesscycle1.htm
Description:
This is an excellent web resource for teaching the business cycle in Government and History. The cycle has become even more important for students to know as the recession is something that we talk about often in class and when listening to the news. It is short and provides clear definitions of the concepts and people involved.
Standards
MLR:
C1 - E
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.20
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/9-12/social-studies/resources/?resource_topic=119&resource_type=&resource_site=
Description:
PBS is a wonderful resource for teaching social studies. This particular link provides excellent sources for economics with the option of choosing interactive lessons, online lessons, or offline lessons. The lessons have clear instructions and provide you with the national standards.
Standards
MLR:
C1 and C2
National Standards:
NSS-C.9-12.1-20
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=322&type=educator
Description:
This is an excellent lesson idea for teaching students the difference between the various economic systems throughout the world. It could be used early the freshman year to introduce students to the different systems. It could also be used in the Government unit on economic systems as review. It also has a wonderful comparative chart that can be downloaded for use. We could use this chart to compare other countries to bring the lesson to higher levels on Bloom’s.
Standards
MLR:
C2-B
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.16
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/lp2.html
Description:
This is webpage is useful when teaching about the interconnectivity of the economies among the countries of the world. The lesson focuses on the World Trade Organization and advantages and disadvantages of a global market. The lesson would be useful in Government and World History where globalization is often discussed. The webpage offers a long unit plan as well as ideas for a compressed unit that will be a useful guide for planning.
Standards
MLR:
C2-A
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.5
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Economics/ECO0012.html
Description:
This is a great and simple lesson on banking tips for personal financing. It is short and involves no materials. Students listen to a story about banking and answer questions. It will lead to a great discussion and have a long lasting impact on students. It could be used in History or Government. You could then develop several higher level thinking activities as an extension to this lesson.
Standards
MLR:
C1-A
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.12
NETS:
1a
Resource:
http://www.globalenvision.org/forteachers/17/825
Description:
A wonderful lesson idea on international trade that is great for World History, United States History, or Government. It focuses on reasons why various countries trade and key members of the trade community, as well on key concepts of international trade (comparative advantage and economic interdependence). I like that it includes activities on NATO and other major trade organizations. It includes several activities, but you would not have to do all of the activities to teach the lesson.
Standards
MLR:
C1-F
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.6
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=129&type=student
Description:
This is a webpage with an easy WebQuest for students over international trade. I really like that it is over bananas, especially given the historical significance of bananas to Norridgewock. It has several hyperlinks to more information about international trade which a very useful. This would be a great idea for United States History or Government.
Standards
MLR:
C2-A
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.5
NETS:
1c
Resource:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=129&type=student
Description:
This is a webpage with an easy WebQuest for students over international trade. I really like that it is over bananas, especially given the historical significance of bananas to Norridgewock. It has several hyperlinks to more information about international trade which a very useful. This would be a great idea for United States History or Government.
Standards
MLR:
C2-A
National Standards:
NSS-CC.9-12.5
NETS:
1c